Megan Hanson and 6-year-old Sonia Russell walk about after spending the night in the family section of the Occupy Albany encampment at Academy Park across from the Capitol in Albany, NY Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011.( Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

Megan Hanson and 6-year-old Sonia Russell walk about after spending...

A list of bathroom for campers listed at the Occupy Albany encampment at Academy Park across from the Capitol in Albany, NY Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011.( Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

ALBANY -- Protesters prevailed again Saturday evening as the Occupy Albany demonstrators spent a second night in Academy Park undisturbed by police, even after an 11 p.m. curfew.

A drum circle continued providing background percussion for the protest well past 11 p.m. Those in the encampment chanted and cheered as cars drove by, and some of the drivers honked their horns and waved in support.

The crowd was noticeably smaller than that of Friday night. About 150 people remained as temperatures were forecast to fall into the 30s overnight.

Earlier in the evening, protesters from the group's legal team warned about mounting pressure on Mayor Jerry Jennings from Gov. Andrew Cuomo to shut down demonstrations at 11 p.m.

"We're just getting this off the ground," said Dave Sickler of Albany earlier in the day. "These things take time. Right now, we're just getting people here and figuring out what we're going to do."

Even as Sickler answered questions, he stressed that he was not the spokesman for or the leader of the 200 to 300 demonstrators in Academy Park across from City Hall and next to the state Capitol.

He said this was an "organic" protest with no schedule. The goal is to get supporters here and "moving toward action -- whatever that may be," he said.

The most significant development was that Albany police allowed the protesters to camp overnight Friday and Saturday despite the city park's 11 p.m. curfew. In a statement issued Saturday morning, police spokesman James Miller said the protest "proceeded through the night peacefully."

"The police department observed the protest throughout the night," Miller said. "Protesters stayed on the sidewalk on the edge of the parks and were respectful."

A top aide to the governor had urged Jennings on Friday to enforce the curfew. But while troopers ensured that no protesters strayed onto the adjacent state-owned Lafayette Park, Albany police left those encamped in the city park undisturbed.

On Saturday afternoon, 10 to 15 people stood along Washington Avenue with signs that read "Come Together 99%," "End Corporate Greed" and "Tax the Rich." Many drivers honked, apparently sounding their support.

Other demonstrators sipped coffee, ate doughnuts, talked in small groups, straightened up around their tents and lounged on blankets.

One strummed a guitar. Two tapped on drums.

Trudy Quaif, 58, of Delmar, said she planned on spending a few hours there every day as long as the protest continues. She held a sign that on one side read "10 Years of War in Afghanistan ... How Many More?" and on the other side read "Tax the Rich." She said that she fears the country, by spending so much on wars and by not adequately taxing the rich, is losing its middle class.

Sheila Fitzgerald, 24, of Troy, spent the night Friday and planned on sleeping there until she has to go back to work either Monday or Wednesday, she said.

She works in a vegan bakery and, she said, hopes to form a working group of protesters focused on vegan outreach and animal rights.

"I am definitely a supporter of this whole movement," she said. "A lot of people have their own concerns. I just think there's a lot of interconnectedness."